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2016 Postmortem

Freelancer

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5. Independents and many new voters for Bernie were locked out of NY primary

Reply to JaneyVee (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 02:29 AM

Apr 2016

Hillary likely would have won in the state where she resides and represented for years, even with an open primary, but the numbers would have been much less impressive. The result would have been a delegate count draw.

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Good News, Democrats! [View all] JaneyVee Apr 2016 OP

Oh, since you put it that way ... KPN Apr 2016 #1

Primaries are not over yet Marrah_G Apr 2016 #2

+1 840high Apr 2016 #3

It's over Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #20

The most important primary is still to come WhenTheLeveeBreaks Apr 2016 #4

Independents and many new voters for Bernie were locked out of NY primary Freelancer Apr 2016 #5

Independents aren't qualified to vote in the NY primary wyldwolf Apr 2016 #16

Many voters was not able to participate in caucuses. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #26

More than 4 out of 5 NY Dems didn't vote for her angrychair Apr 2016 #6

Yet she still beat Bernie by several hundred thousand votes wyldwolf Apr 2016 #18

Really? Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #21

Is that the metric you want to use?... SidDithers Apr 2016 #29

No, we should be cheering Trump on. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2016 #7

Are you nuts? Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #22

Cruz is sane and decent? Trump is no worse and in areas probably better than the theocratic wing TheKentuckian Apr 2016 #28

Which would you rather the Republicans nominated? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2016 #31

In your dreams. frustrated_lefty Apr 2016 #8

and it appears that a Democrat will win the Democratic nomination SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2016 #9

Yeah maybe it can be as successful as the Reform Party ... nolawarlock Apr 2016 #10

Let's see... frustrated_lefty Apr 2016 #11

I like our numbers. nolawarlock Apr 2016 #12

Good luck Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #23

and is still a long way to convention silvershadow Apr 2016 #13

.... magical thyme Apr 2016 #14

Unite to stop "the criminally insane Republican Party." Hortensis Apr 2016 #15

Agree auntpurl Apr 2016 #17

Sorry too late Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #25

Same thing they always focus on Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #24

Thank God Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #19

I like the don t and then don't. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #27

DU rec... SidDithers Apr 2016 #30